Grindstone (video game)

Grindstone is a 2019 puzzle-adventure game created by Capybara Games. The game revolves around the player completing levels by clearing enemies by using attacks. It originally released for MacOS and IOS through Apple Arcade on Sept 16, 2019.

Grindstone
Developer(s)Capybara Games
Director(s)Dan Vader
Producer(s)Nathan Vella
Artist(s)Kelly Smith, Vic Nguyen, Ben Thomas, Mike Nguyen
Writer(s)Dan Vader, Kris Piotrowski, Kelly Smith, Zander Milroy
Composer(s)Sam Webster
Platform(s)IOS, MacOS, Nintendo Switch
ReleaseiOS, MacOS
September 16, 2019 Nintendo Switch
December 15, 2020
Genre(s)Adventure, puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

Release

Grindstone released as a launch title for Apple Arcade on IOS and MacOS on September 16, 2019.[1] A Nintendo Switch port was released later on Dec 15, 2020.[2] Alongside the Switch version, a physical edition was made available through Iam8bit.[3]

Reception

Grindstone received positive reviews from critics, who praised the game for its color-matching puzzles and mechanics. The game has a 90 on Metacritic.[4] Destructoid's Jordan Devore praised the gameplay as being easy to pick up and play, but he disliked the length of the game, saying that many of the stages felt like padding.[5] Nathan Reinauer, writing for TouchArcade enjoyed the lack of in-app purchases and the cartoon-like visuals.[6]

Grindstone was nominated for Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards 2019.[7] The game also won Best Mobile Game in Edge (magazine)'s 2019 Game of The Year awards.[8]

References
  1. Frushtick, Russ (2019-09-17). "Here's the full list of games coming to Apple Arcade on launch day". Polygon. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  2. "Apple Arcade hit 'Grindstone' makes its way to Switch today". Engadget. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  3. "Grindstone (Nintendo Switch Physical Edition)". iam8bit. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  4. "Grindstone". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  5. "Review: Grindstone". Destructoid. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  6. "Apple Arcade: 'Grindstone' Review - Not So Grindy, Actually". TouchArcade. 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  7. "CAPY – It's Getting There » Blog Archive » GRINDSTONE NOMINATED FOR VIDEO GAME AWARD!". Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  8. "2019 EDGE awards, including top 10 games of the year". Nintendo Everything. 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  9. "Review: Grindstone". Destructoid. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  10. "Apple Arcade: 'Grindstone' Review – Not So Grindy, Actually". TouchArcade. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
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